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Documents: Former St. Xavier employee who had sex with student 'groomed other children'
By October 2024, rumors that the administrator who headed St. Xavier High School's learning center was having sex with a student had reached the school's principal. It was staff members who reported the rumors about Emily Nutley, the coordinator of a program that helps students with learning problems, to the principal at the all-boys Catholic high school, according to newly filed court documents. On Oct. 7, 2024, the boy's mother contacted the dean of students, saying that the teen "opened up … to his parents about what had occurred." The next day, a Monday, the teen met with school administrators and said that Nutley − who was 42 and married with children − had constantly texted him, sent him nude photos of herself and had at least four sexual encounters with him. He was 17 when the encounters happened in late 2023. When the teen tried to break up with Nutley, "she threatened to kill herself," according to the documents. Nutley paid him to stay quiet, the documents say. The school announced on Oct. 11, 2024 that Nutley had been fired after an internal investigation. Three weeks later, she was indicted on multiple charges. In April of this year, she pleaded guilty to sexual battery. On Tuesday, June 10, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Branch will decide whether to send Nutley to prison. Although Nutley faces 10 years, under Ohio law, a prison term is not mandatory. In a sentencing memorandum filed Monday, June 9, prosecutors listed multiple local cases involving school employees who were sent to prison for sexual relationships with students. Among them: In 2013, a Colerain High School science teacher, Julie Hautzenroeder, was sentenced to two years in prison for sexual battery. In 2014, a special education teacher and intervention specialist at Dater High School, Michael Johnson, was sentenced to three years in prison for sexual battery. In 2015, Justin Madden, a teacher at New Miami High School in Butler County who had sex with a student and sent sexually explicit messages to another, was sentenced to three years in prison. The sentencing memorandum points out that there is evidence "Nutley groomed other children" in the same way she did with the 17-year-old. The teen, his parents as well as St. Xavier High School officials want Branch to sentence Nutley to 10 years. Based on a comparative analysis of similar cases, prosecutors are seeking a five-year sentence. According to the sentencing memorandum, Nutley has not shown remorse. In an interview with law enforcement, Nutley "completely blamed the victim," saying that the teen "had her thinking (the sexual relationship) was OK." She also said the 17-year-old "always initiated things" and that she believed that Ohio's age of consent law meant that she would not face criminal charges. The memorandum says text messages show that it was Nutley who initiated the sexual relationship. On Nov. 13, 2023, Nutley told the teen that he was "cute." Days later, the teen told her he had never had sex, and she responded that everything was going to be great. A day after they apparently kissed in her school office, according to the memorandum, Nutley texted the teen: "Today would have been a good couch day ... just sayin'." In the weeks after that kiss, the memorandum says Nutley sent the teen several "explicit, naked" photos of herself and messages describing sex acts "that she intended to perform on" the teen. It says Nutley texted him at least nine nude photos and requested photos from him. Assistant Prosecutor Elyse Deters said in the memorandum that the power dynamic between a 42-year-old school employee tasked with helping at-risk students and a 17-year-old boy who went to her for help meant that Nutley should carry all the blame. "Everything that happened to (the) victim is 100% Nutley's fault − and she should have to deal with the consequences of it," Deters said. "Like most pedophiles, Nutley preyed on the most defenseless person she could find, and (he) will pay the price for the rest of his life," Deters said, adding: "Any sentence that does not include a period of incarceration … would demean the seriousness of these offenses on the children of our community." A separate sentencing memorandum filed by Nutley's attorney, Joe Suhre, describes her as a "broken woman" who is plagued by both mental illness and alcohol abuse that led to periods of blackouts and "a pattern of losing control while drinking." She is also a survivor of sexual abuse, he said. Suhre is asking Branch to impose a sentence of probation. A psychologist who has been treating Nutley found that her behavior "was not rooted in deviance but in maladaptive coping mechanisms tied to unresolved trauma," Suhre said. When the crimes happened, she was at the "peak of depression," grieving the death of her brother, managing the dissolution of her marriage "and juggling the demands of full-time work and caring for her family." Suhre said Nutley requires treatment, not incarceration. Since April, she has been in a program for people convicted of sexually harmful and problematic behaviors. She is on track to complete that program in 2027. Suhre pointed out that Nutley's conviction had ended her career in education. Her marriage also has ended. And her relationships with her three children "have been severely damaged," Suhre said. At St. Xavier, Nutley was praised for her leadership, student-first philosophy and dedication to inclusive academic support, Suhre said. "Her removal from the field is not only a personal loss, but a loss to the entire educational community," he said. In a letter to Branch, Nutley said that what she did "makes me sick with shame." She also expressed fear that a prison sentence would irreparably sever her bond with her children. "I think every day about the impact of my actions − not just on the victim, but on his family, friends and the entire St. X community," Nutley wrote. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Documents: Ex-St. Xavier employee in student sex case 'groomed' others
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07-04-2025
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Former head counselor at St. Xavier High School pleads guilty to sex with student
The former head counselor at St. Xavier High School on Monday admitted having sex with a student. Emily Nutley, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery. Sentencing is set for June 10. She faces up to 10 years in prison, although prosecutors said a prison term is not mandatory. The victim was a 17-year-old student at the private, Catholic high school, where Nutley was the Director of Academic Services. The incidents happened on two days in November and December 2023. The case is before Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Branch. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ex-head counselor at St. Xavier pleads guilty to sex with student
